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consulate in benghazi, libya. ambassador christopher stevens and three other americans died there last september 11. the latest twist in who knew what and when about benghazi. came in the form of an abc news report. it said the official talking points on the incident were heavily edited to delete any reference to al qaeda or previous terror warnings. five days after the attack, u.n. ambassador susan rice drew on the talking points, saying the incident was a muslim protest that got out of hand. this week, at a house hearing, gregory hicks, the former deputy chief of mission in libya, said he was shocked by rice's statement. >> i was stunned, my jaw dropped and i was embarrassed. >> did she talk to you before she went on the five sunday talk shows? >> no, sir. >> sreenivasan: white house officials-- from spokesman jay carney to vice president biden-- have maintained the talking points came from intelligence agencies. the abc account says the cia's initial talking points draft did mention a spontaneous protest, but i
consulate in benghazi, libya. ambassador christopher stevens and three other americans died there last september 11. the latest twist in who knew what and when about benghazi. came in the form of an abc news report. it said the official talking points on the incident were heavily edited to delete any reference to al qaeda or previous terror warnings. five days after the attack, u.n. ambassador susan rice drew on the talking points, saying the incident was a muslim protest that got out of hand....
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three feet away from lindsey graham and john mccain two of the people who were hardest on her for the benghazi matter. we didn't see any interchange at all. usually they studiously ignore each other. >> i did john mccain and lindsey graham hug in an almost unseemly fashion. leon panetta the out going secretary of defense. they have been two of the most critical of the nominee to be his successor, chuck hagel. it is date night too. i want to point out that. the democratic senator from colorado two years ago proposed, judy, that members instead of just democrats sitting with democrats and republicans... this year i think he's doing it with the republican senator from alaska, that peoplec with people from the other party and across the aisle. several members have done it. i think mccain and gram seem to be a couple of them. >> they share the popcorn. woodruff: that's a tradition they started a few years ago. a a number of members picked it up. it seemed to fade. >> it was done right after the gabrielle giffords. >> woodruff: she's here tonight. i don't think we've seen her in the last few minutes
three feet away from lindsey graham and john mccain two of the people who were hardest on her for the benghazi matter. we didn't see any interchange at all. usually they studiously ignore each other. >> i did john mccain and lindsey graham hug in an almost unseemly fashion. leon panetta the out going secretary of defense. they have been two of the most critical of the nominee to be his successor, chuck hagel. it is date night too. i want to point out that. the democratic senator from...
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shouldn't we have a marine detachment guarding our ambassador in benghazi, a place where we knew that there was an al qaeda cell with arms? this is becoming more troubling by the day. they first blamed the youtube video; now, they're trying to blame the romney-ryan ticket for making this an issue. >> woodruff: the vice president, in turn, charged it was ryan who was stretching the truth. >> with all due respect, that's a bunch of malarkey. in fact... >> and why is that so? >> because not a single thing he said is accurate. first of all... >> be specific. >> i will be very specific. number one, the... this lecture on embassy security-- the congressman here cut embassy security in his budget by $300 million below what we asked for, number one. so much for the embassy security piece. >> woodruff: today, romney and other republicans pounced on the biden remarks. >> there were more questions that came out of last night because the vice president directly contradicted the sworn testimony of state department officials. he... he's doubling down on denial. >> woodruff: but at the white house,
shouldn't we have a marine detachment guarding our ambassador in benghazi, a place where we knew that there was an al qaeda cell with arms? this is becoming more troubling by the day. they first blamed the youtube video; now, they're trying to blame the romney-ryan ticket for making this an issue. >> woodruff: the vice president, in turn, charged it was ryan who was stretching the truth. >> with all due respect, that's a bunch of malarkey. in fact... >> and why is that so?...
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or saving benghazi, i think it is helpful. that's the sort of debate that is going on. i told you something about american foreign policy. we can't walk away from this don't make drastic decisions and pull back because of this crisis. there's a battle going on within arab countries, muslim countries, it's going to be their own battle and we have to understand we don't want to support the ones who are the extremists who will have the advantage if we do. >> brown: very interesting developments, shibley telhami and lawrence pintak, thank you very much. >> pleasure. >> woodruff: still to come on the newshour: hazing on college campuses; a syrian town caught in the crossfire; the presidential contest as romney releases tax forms; plus, shields and brooks. but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman. >> holman: all 33,000 u.s. troop sent to afghanistan as part of a military surge now have left the country. the official announcement came today from defense secretary leon panetta. president obama ordered the extra forces
or saving benghazi, i think it is helpful. that's the sort of debate that is going on. i told you something about american foreign policy. we can't walk away from this don't make drastic decisions and pull back because of this crisis. there's a battle going on within arab countries, muslim countries, it's going to be their own battle and we have to understand we don't want to support the ones who are the extremists who will have the advantage if we do. >> brown: very interesting...
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in benghazi, people gathered in liberty square for friday prayers, which later turned into celebrations. waving the libyan flag, many cheered for a revolution syria, where government forces continue to crack down on opposition protesters. harry mcpherson, who served as counsel and special counsel to president lyndon johnson, has died. mcpherson also served as president johnson's chief speechwriter from 1966 to 1969. in 1968, he worked on one of the major addresses of johnson's presidency, when he announced an end to the bombing of north vietnam. and as the president discussed with mcpherson, he had a late addition to the speech-- the stunning announcement that he would not seek another term in office. >> i've been working on it for almost three months. i said i think it's okay, mr. president. he said, "i have an ending that i've added." i said, "i've heard that." he said, "do you know what's in it?" i said, i think so." "what do you think about that?" i said, "i'm very sorry, mr. president. he said, thank you, partner. i'll see you." >> sreenivasan: mcpherson went on to spend the rest o
in benghazi, people gathered in liberty square for friday prayers, which later turned into celebrations. waving the libyan flag, many cheered for a revolution syria, where government forces continue to crack down on opposition protesters. harry mcpherson, who served as counsel and special counsel to president lyndon johnson, has died. mcpherson also served as president johnson's chief speechwriter from 1966 to 1969. in 1968, he worked on one of the major addresses of johnson's presidency, when...
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everybody knew at that time that the videoad nothing to do withhe benghazi attack, zero. he misled dramatically, repeatedly, he and his team. that is hanging out there and romney has a chance to hit it out of the park on monday. it could be a relief py -- re ally pyrrhic victory. >> charles, sadly is wrong, for the following reason. you have to subscribe to a great master conspiracy theory for an administration that has not demonstrated the capacity for running a two-car funeral that often that this would be so well organized and constructed and stupid to put the ambassador on the five shows to be corrected. this was wrong, but let's be blunt about the politics of it. who came up and took one for the team? the most popular woman in america, hillary clinton. for mitt romney to go after barack obama, he has got to go through hillary clinton, at a time when women are the holy grail of this election. t me tell you, that is not difficult, it is an impossible task for him. >> nina? >> it seems obvious to me there was a screw up at relatively low levels. not clear about what int
everybody knew at that time that the videoad nothing to do withhe benghazi attack, zero. he misled dramatically, repeatedly, he and his team. that is hanging out there and romney has a chance to hit it out of the park on monday. it could be a relief py -- re ally pyrrhic victory. >> charles, sadly is wrong, for the following reason. you have to subscribe to a great master conspiracy theory for an administration that has not demonstrated the capacity for running a two-car funeral that...
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report blaming the state department for systemic failures in security at the diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya, where four americans died. >> woodruff: from damascus, i.t.n.'s alex thomson reports on the impact the rebel siege of the syrian capital is having on supporters of the assad regime. >> in this educational district and the one next door alone, in the past two weeks 35 small children and two teachers have been killed. >> ifill: we sit down with retiring connecticut senator joe lieberman, the democrat turned independent reflects on the tragedy in his home state and his 24 years in u.s. senate. >> there is reason for people to be angry skeptical and cynical abo theillingness or capacity of congress to act or stop mass violence in our country. >> woodruff: and kwame holman remembers conservative jurist former solicitor general and failed supreme court nominee robert h. bork. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> support also comes from >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations.
report blaming the state department for systemic failures in security at the diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya, where four americans died. >> woodruff: from damascus, i.t.n.'s alex thomson reports on the impact the rebel siege of the syrian capital is having on supporters of the assad regime. >> in this educational district and the one next door alone, in the past two weeks 35 small children and two teachers have been killed. >> ifill: we sit down with retiring connecticut...
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one of the issues holding it up i guess is benghazi. benghazi, like the poor and the gospel of matthew, will always be with us, colby. [laughter] >> as a political issue, but they are beating a dead horse with this. you have to consider the politics of this thing. the senator from north carolina is up for reelection next year. >> lindsey graham. >> he will go against the president on everything, everything, everything. he famously said, "i don't trust susan rice over benghazi." >> susan collins voted to move this thing forward, but she says she will vote against his nomination. susan collins -- >> that is party discipline. she did not say disciplined -- >> is she worried about a challenge? >> i don't think she worried about a challenge. the leadership wants to stick it to obama, they if you chuck hagel as a heretic, and if the democrat had the same view as technical, which john kerry did, and he only had three votes against him -- >> on fox news, john mccain recalled that hagel was very rough on bush, said he was the worst president we
one of the issues holding it up i guess is benghazi. benghazi, like the poor and the gospel of matthew, will always be with us, colby. [laughter] >> as a political issue, but they are beating a dead horse with this. you have to consider the politics of this thing. the senator from north carolina is up for reelection next year. >> lindsey graham. >> he will go against the president on everything, everything, everything. he famously said, "i don't trust susan rice over...
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warner: with r.p.g.s there were attacks on the red cross facility in benghazi. as siobhan said there was a june 5 attack on this very consulate that was later sieged. so that's why there were these questions right at the outset right after any after math of the attacks in benghazi what was the security profile and didn't all of these other episodes... weren't those cause for concern, significant concern in escalating the security profile there? >> what has your reporting told you about that? i mean, did u.s. officials, american officials think that that created a more dangerous environment for ambassador stevens to be walk into and if so what did they do about it? >> i think they thought it created a more dangerous environment but they were dealing with it adequately. after the attack on the british ambassador's convoy britain pulld out of benghazi and the u.s. made its decision to stay there. the officials we spoke with said it was for unspecified national security reasons. they were doing a lot of different operations in that area, i think that... >> warner: i
warner: with r.p.g.s there were attacks on the red cross facility in benghazi. as siobhan said there was a june 5 attack on this very consulate that was later sieged. so that's why there were these questions right at the outset right after any after math of the attacks in benghazi what was the security profile and didn't all of these other episodes... weren't those cause for concern, significant concern in escalating the security profile there? >> what has your reporting told you about...
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this benghazi issue would be a tragedy in and of itself. but unfortunately, it's indicative of a broader problem. and that is what we are watching on our tv screens is the unraveling of the obama foreign policy. which is making the world more chaotic and us less safe. >> i just want to talk to you about right in the middle of the crisis governor romney, and are you talking about this again tonight, talked about the weakness, talked about apologies from the obama adminirati. was that reay apprriat right in the middle of the crisis? >> on that same day the obama administration had the exact same position. let's recall that they disavowed their own statement that they had put out earlier in the day in cairo. so we had the same position. but it's never too early to speak out for our values. we should have spoken out right away when the green revolution was up and starting, when the mullahs in iran were attacking their people. we should not have called the share assad a reformer when he was putting guns on his own people. we should always standp
this benghazi issue would be a tragedy in and of itself. but unfortunately, it's indicative of a broader problem. and that is what we are watching on our tv screens is the unraveling of the obama foreign policy. which is making the world more chaotic and us less safe. >> i just want to talk to you about right in the middle of the crisis governor romney, and are you talking about this again tonight, talked about the weakness, talked about apologies from the obama adminirati. was that reay...
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i mean theyalled the benghazi conflict a temporary outpost but it was there for a year. they were thinking about it in the context of this is a temporary kind of thing. that may have factored into the way that they were looking at security. >> the same thing. i don't think that anybody is calling this an intelligence failure. if there were failures they seem to be broad failures. that's what the evidence indicates so far. nobody has come forward to say that there was specific intelligence about this attack, that it was underway, that it was coming or anything like that, that would have enabled specific, you know, precautions. but more broadly, yeah, we still don't really have clea swers ons to why amid all of this violence there -- and in this very violent setting -- why this facility remains so vulnerable. >> warner: greg miller of the "washington post" and siobhan gordon of the wall street journal, thank you both. >> ifill: next, what's happening to the great barrier reef in australia. a new study finds that one of the world's great natural wonders and its largest cora
i mean theyalled the benghazi conflict a temporary outpost but it was there for a year. they were thinking about it in the context of this is a temporary kind of thing. that may have factored into the way that they were looking at security. >> the same thing. i don't think that anybody is calling this an intelligence failure. if there were failures they seem to be broad failures. that's what the evidence indicates so far. nobody has come forward to say that there was specific intelligence...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. the president condemned the video, but he insisted there is no justification for mindless violence. >> given the power of faith in our lives and the passion that religious differences can inflame, the strongest weapon against hateful speech is not repression. it is more speech. the voices of tolerance that rally against bigotry and blasphemy and lift up the values of understaing and mutual respect. >> woodruff: mr. obama also had a new warning on iran's nuclear program. yesterday iranian leader ahmadinejad repeated his claim that the program is only for peaceful purposes, an explanation the u.s. and other countries dismiss. today the president said again iran cannot be allowed to build nuclear weapons. >> let me be clear. america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. we believe that there is still time and space to do so. but that time is not unlimited. make no mistake, a nuclear-armed iran is not a challenge that can be contained. it would threaten the elimination of israel,
consulate in benghazi, libya. the president condemned the video, but he insisted there is no justification for mindless violence. >> given the power of faith in our lives and the passion that religious differences can inflame, the strongest weapon against hateful speech is not repression. it is more speech. the voices of tolerance that rally against bigotry and blasphemy and lift up the values of understaing and mutual respect. >> woodruff: mr. obama also had a new warning on iran's...
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diplomats in benghazi, libya. the documents describe how officials developed talking points about the attack. last week, it came out that state department officials and others lobbied to remove references to al-qaeda and previous warnings. white house officials deny there was any intent to deceive the public. the u.n. general assembly called again today for a political transition in syria, but with less support than before. an arab-backed resolution condemned president bashar assad and his troops for using heavy weapons during the more than two-year-long conflict. 107 of the 193 member nations approved the declaration. last year, 133 nations supported a similar resolution. a series of bombings across iraq today killed at least 33 people. it started in the northern city of kirkuk, where two car bombs exploded in the same area an hour apart. seven people were killed includintwo ildren. later, bombs exploded in shi-ite sections of baghdad, two dozen iraqis died there. scores more were wounded. palestinians today mark
diplomats in benghazi, libya. the documents describe how officials developed talking points about the attack. last week, it came out that state department officials and others lobbied to remove references to al-qaeda and previous warnings. white house officials deny there was any intent to deceive the public. the u.n. general assembly called again today for a political transition in syria, but with less support than before. an arab-backed resolution condemned president bashar assad and his...
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you can imagine a family living in benghazi. the father and son are part of it. they get weapons and are ready to defend their street. they're part of the civilians, of the population, and they are really united against gaddafi. they will not stop until gaddafi goes out of the country. >> you met members of the transitional council in it benghazi. do they have a plan? >> they already have a plan, a vision. they want to draft a new constitution. under gaddafi's regime, there is no constitution. they want a new political party. they wan to have a fr and free election to everyone. i think it will be very interesting to see how -- because some of the rebels are religious. you also have a lot of different tribes in libya. so how all these elements will come together to be part of a new libya, it is going to be interesting. >> it is a very fluid situation. how difficult will it be to bring all these elements together and have a united libya? >> ithink thisill be the challenge. the national transitional council says they do not want to have an islamic countr they do not
you can imagine a family living in benghazi. the father and son are part of it. they get weapons and are ready to defend their street. they're part of the civilians, of the population, and they are really united against gaddafi. they will not stop until gaddafi goes out of the country. >> you met members of the transitional council in it benghazi. do they have a plan? >> they already have a plan, a vision. they want to draft a new constitution. under gaddafi's regime, there is no...
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confirmed a team of agents visited benghazi yesterday, for the first time. until now, the group had stayed away, due to security concerns. a long-standing battle over google's book-scanning project was settled today. authors and publishers filed suit against the company back in 2005, saying it violated their copyrights. google launched the project a year earlier, making digital copies of books from major research libraries. in all, more than 20 million books have been scanned. now, publishers will get to choose which books are included. a lawsuit with authors is still ongoing. facebook now has one billion users. the number-one social media site announced today that it reached the milestone in september. it said the median age of users is 22 and the five top markets are brazil, india, indonesia, mexico and the united states. despite the rising customer base, facebook stock has lost 40% of its value since the company went public in may. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: fears that the syrian civil war may escalate into
confirmed a team of agents visited benghazi yesterday, for the first time. until now, the group had stayed away, due to security concerns. a long-standing battle over google's book-scanning project was settled today. authors and publishers filed suit against the company back in 2005, saying it violated their copyrights. google launched the project a year earlier, making digital copies of books from major research libraries. in all, more than 20 million books have been scanned. now, publishers...
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mission in benghazi that killed a u.s. ambassador earlier this month. >> i think pretty clearly it was a terrorist attack. >> brown: at the pentagon today, defense secretary leon panetta seemed to have little doubt about what happened at the u.s. consulate in libya more than two weeks ago. >> a group of terrorists obviously conducted that attack on the consulate and against our individuals. what terrorists were involved, i think, remains to bdetermined by an investigation, but it clearly was a group of terrorists who conducted that attack against the facility. >> brown: what seemed clear today, though, had seemed less so just days ago. the original explanation for what happened the evening of september 11 was that an america-made movie denigrating islam had incited a mob, which had then stormed the u.s. consulate in benghazi. that attack left four americans dead, including u.s. ambassador to libya, christopher stephens. but in the weeks since, even as protests spread across the muslim world over the anti- muslim film, a ch
mission in benghazi that killed a u.s. ambassador earlier this month. >> i think pretty clearly it was a terrorist attack. >> brown: at the pentagon today, defense secretary leon panetta seemed to have little doubt about what happened at the u.s. consulate in libya more than two weeks ago. >> a group of terrorists obviously conducted that attack on the consulate and against our individuals. what terrorists were involved, i think, remains to bdetermined by an investigation, but...
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consulate in benghazi. turns out this was not a demonstration that was hijacked by individual clusters of extremists. but it was a planned attack carried out by heavily armed individuals. there was a house hearing this week criticizing the state department for turning down requests for more help in securing the consulate. this used to be your field. if they ask for more security, why did they not get it? that is number one. no. 2, is there a cover-up here or an attempt to a cover-up? >> i have been in the position where i ask for something and did i get it from headquarters. i did during the cold war but the same kind of problem. this is the field headquarters issue that you have. obviously, that request had been granted. it came from the national security office. they should have followed up on the request. that is beyond the bells of the bureaucracy. but that is neither here nor there. >> what about the cover-up? >> i don't see a cover-up. sometimes, you should not jump up there and make the judgments wit
consulate in benghazi. turns out this was not a demonstration that was hijacked by individual clusters of extremists. but it was a planned attack carried out by heavily armed individuals. there was a house hearing this week criticizing the state department for turning down requests for more help in securing the consulate. this used to be your field. if they ask for more security, why did they not get it? that is number one. no. 2, is there a cover-up here or an attempt to a cover-up? >> i...
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if i could make one point about benghazi where i agree with mark about the talking points of benghazi. that's a non-scandal. basically it was a turf war between the c.i.a. and the state department and the see jay began to walk back some of their allegations. i still there's a benghazi issue on why we didn't send support troops when ambassador stevens and others were in trouble. that issue when no action was taken that could have averted some catastrophe. i think that part remains an issue. >> i think that's a legitimate area of inquiry. but i think the re problem, judy, that faces -- judy, the federal government -- if you're going to make a case for it, it abolished slavery, it ended segregation, it built the land grant colleges that have produced more nobel prize winners than all the universities of europe combined. it saved the great lakes. it took 99% of the lead out of the air. it took wanton terror out of old age through social security. there's a case to be made for government and when government -- confidence in government and its integrity and competence is undermined, i think
if i could make one point about benghazi where i agree with mark about the talking points of benghazi. that's a non-scandal. basically it was a turf war between the c.i.a. and the state department and the see jay began to walk back some of their allegations. i still there's a benghazi issue on why we didn't send support troops when ambassador stevens and others were in trouble. that issue when no action was taken that could have averted some catastrophe. i think that part remains an issue....
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i think that's-- but the benghazi thing is fascinating to me. basically because, i think the charge against lindsey graham, for example, is unfair, that somehow he's driven by terminal sexism. this is a senator, a republican senator from south carolina, who did vote for the confirmation of elena kagan and for justify sotomayor-- >> brown: you're referring to him coming out against-- >> and threatening this filibust wer john mccain which i think is an irrationalath on their parts. not because presidents have the option and should have the benefit of the doubt on a confirmation to the cabinet. this isn't a judicial lifetime appointment. and i don't senator graham or mccain was publicly vocal when secretary condoleezza rice was nominated for that position, having been national execute adviser, and predicted the arrival of the mushroom cloud because of a nuclear weapons that iraq was then, under saddam hussein, harboring. sthere seems to be a degree of irrationality. the president has now made it a big fight. and we've seen liberal press people come
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it took 14 days before the president called the act in benghazi an act o trr >crowley: he did in fact, sir romney: can you say that a little louder, candy? >> crowley: he did call it an act of terror. it did as well take two weeks or so for the whole idea of their being a riot out there about this tape to come out. you're correct about that >> romney: the administration. ( applause ) indicated that this was a reaction to a video and was a spontaneous reaction. >> crowley: it did romney: it took them a long time to say this was a terrorist act by a terrorist group. to sugges.. am i incorrect in that regard? on sunday the... your secretary... excuse me. the ambassador to the united nations went on the sunday television shows and spoke about how this was a spontaneous >> crowley: mr. president... obama: i'm happy to have a longer conversation. sneapped i want to move you along >> obama: i just want to make sure that these folks will get their questions answers >> crowley: what i want to do, mr. president, stand there for a second is. i want to introduce you to nina gonzales who brought u
it took 14 days before the president called the act in benghazi an act o trr >crowley: he did in fact, sir romney: can you say that a little louder, candy? >> crowley: he did call it an act of terror. it did as well take two weeks or so for the whole idea of their being a riot out there about this tape to come out. you're correct about that >> romney: the administration. ( applause ) indicated that this was a reaction to a video and was a spontaneous reaction. >> crowley:...
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he is trying to show he is still under control in benghazi. the question is if he will be able to regain control of the cities he has lost, two big cities under control of the rebels right now, and he is trying to re-conquer them, but so far, he has not been very successful. >> with the interim government, are they making any progress, and would any such government be successful? >> they are not calling it an interim government. they will have a government wants gaddafi is gone. -- once gaddafi is gone. the process is going on. there is no opposition really. they have to start from scratch. that is what they are trying know from the east, to put some pressure on the regime, duffy -- gaddafi's regime. >> thank you. in the meantime, the international community has been adding pressure on the gaddafi regime. the u.n. security council voted unanimously in favor of sanctions. the eu has since filed suit. u.s. secretary of state hillary cnton megyn stressed that washington is keeping all of its options open -- again stressed that washington is keepi
he is trying to show he is still under control in benghazi. the question is if he will be able to regain control of the cities he has lost, two big cities under control of the rebels right now, and he is trying to re-conquer them, but so far, he has not been very successful. >> with the interim government, are they making any progress, and would any such government be successful? >> they are not calling it an interim government. they will have a government wants gaddafi is gone. --...
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they had questions about benghazi which had been a major political issue since before the election. those seem to be moving off the table now. there are senators on the right who are asking questions about chuck hagel's speeches over the years. what did he say in these speechs? did he give more incendiary statements ant israel, about the jewish lobby in israel controlling the state department statements preferable to iran. on the democratic side, why did harry reid go ahead with the vote when he didn't have to? harry reid and democrats get to spend the next ten days saying that republicans are mounting unprecedented filibusters against the secretary of defense, that they are rolling hand grenades into the senate and they won't cooperate with barack obama. is. >> warner: helps them make that point. mark, how does this look oer tent gone to the folks are talking to you there there? >> it lookser the to believe people overseas. inside the pentagon they are consumed right now with the sequester. the looming $500 billion and budget cuts. they don't need this monkey wrench thrown into the
they had questions about benghazi which had been a major political issue since before the election. those seem to be moving off the table now. there are senators on the right who are asking questions about chuck hagel's speeches over the years. what did he say in these speechs? did he give more incendiary statements ant israel, about the jewish lobby in israel controlling the state department statements preferable to iran. on the democratic side, why did harry reid go ahead with the vote when...
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the subpoenas-- you have what they call the tinfoil hat crowd, that's a republican saying that, has benghazi, that's about hillary clinton so that's sure to last. and you have every tax pay we are the i.r.s. there's no way the press and republican don't keep pulling those threads as long as they can. >> rose: we conclude with david karp, the 26-year-old founder of tumblr. >> there was a tool that i wanted to use that didn't exist and i found myself increasingly frustrated with the direction that the technology was going which was less and less creative. it was more and more restricted tools. where you put your photos in this directory and i wanted something where i could be free. where i could do anything. >> rose: jim vandehei, mike allen, david karp when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> we begin with a look at politics driving obama's second term. controversies in washington have renewed questions about leadership? both parties. it's increasingly uncertain whether the president can push through his agenda i
the subpoenas-- you have what they call the tinfoil hat crowd, that's a republican saying that, has benghazi, that's about hillary clinton so that's sure to last. and you have every tax pay we are the i.r.s. there's no way the press and republican don't keep pulling those threads as long as they can. >> rose: we conclude with david karp, the 26-year-old founder of tumblr. >> there was a tool that i wanted to use that didn't exist and i found myself increasingly frustrated with the...
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. >> reporter: benghazi is libya's second biggest city. eyewitnesses say police used rubber bullets to disperse around 2,000 people protesting and throwing stones last night. and with no independent media, these pictures were posted on the internet. the brief arrest of a human rights lawyer prompted these demonstrations, and one libyan official claimed that most of the 14 injured were police. the protests began outside benghazi's security directorate. the crowds called for the arrested lawyer's release and then moved to other parts of the city, railing against corruption and against colonel gadaffi's 41-year rule. at one point, a poster of gadaffi was torn down. but benghazi has seen protests before, and there is no organized opposition in libya because political parties are banned. colonel gadaffi is 69 now. libyan television has today shown him greeting relatives of protestors killed in benghazi five years ago-- perhaps to show he's on the people's side. he's known as the leader of the revolution and doesn't believe libya needs another.
. >> reporter: benghazi is libya's second biggest city. eyewitnesses say police used rubber bullets to disperse around 2,000 people protesting and throwing stones last night. and with no independent media, these pictures were posted on the internet. the brief arrest of a human rights lawyer prompted these demonstrations, and one libyan official claimed that most of the 14 injured were police. the protests began outside benghazi's security directorate. the crowds called for the arrested...
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they repelled an attack in benghazi. whether that attack would have continued, whether all the armor sort of on the road would have overwhelmed them is sort of an open question at some point in the future but, you know, they are certainly able to fight. so at the moment when they're expecting air strikes to allow them advance and they don't come they seem to be sort of frozen in place. and so, you know, we'll be looking to see how they adjust, whether they make clear decisions about their military leadership and sort out the risk at the top and whether they're able... whether they have professional sdiers they can call on and whether they can organize as professional solders to take sort of a more active role in the effort. and we'll be watching the political developments, too. i failed to mention that there is also a very strong sort of core of these lawyers and these university professors still very much involved and it hasn't sort of been taken over by these sort of well-known technocrats. they are fairly new to the s
they repelled an attack in benghazi. whether that attack would have continued, whether all the armor sort of on the road would have overwhelmed them is sort of an open question at some point in the future but, you know, they are certainly able to fight. so at the moment when they're expecting air strikes to allow them advance and they don't come they seem to be sort of frozen in place. and so, you know, we'll be looking to see how they adjust, whether they make clear decisions about their...
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would have been a much bigger minus if obama stood by while gaddafi murdered his own citizens and in benghazi. >> we'll the remaining members in a minute. >> i hope to be able to continue >> question, democratic congressman anthony weiner, by the way, representing the ninth congressional district of new york, resigned this week. did minority leader nancy pelosi and president obama pull out the rug from underneath him and force him to resign? i ask you. >> yes, as we discussed a couple weeks ago this is not a resigning kinds of guy. but pelosi, obama and the clintons, bill and hillary, really put the screws to him. but i think the decisive thing was his wife apparently shifting and wanting him to go. >> they ratcheted up the pressure. >> weiner was snichteled. he's become a parody. it's day in and day out and it's humiliating in new york. also for his whiff's family, and i think the combination of everybody loading up on him was just too much. >> you may not believe in, but the weiner story was actually -- despite the new york. it was fading. and it's arguable that if he had done nothing he co
would have been a much bigger minus if obama stood by while gaddafi murdered his own citizens and in benghazi. >> we'll the remaining members in a minute. >> i hope to be able to continue >> question, democratic congressman anthony weiner, by the way, representing the ninth congressional district of new york, resigned this week. did minority leader nancy pelosi and president obama pull out the rug from underneath him and force him to resign? i ask you. >> yes, as we...
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. >> it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in benghazi an act of terror. >> getthe transcript. >> did, inact, sir. so let me-- let me call it an act of terrorism-- >> can you say that a little louder, candy? >> he did call it an act of terror. >> rose: snap polls conducted by cbs and cnn handed victory to the president. the campaigns are now prepping for the third and final debate on monday. it will focus exclusively on foreign policy. they're also making a major push with undecided voters in key swing state including florida, ohio, and virginia. joining me from arlington, virginia, john harris, editor in chief of politico. i am pleased to have him here. john, let me begin with the question of your headline today in your politico column saying, debate gets to the guts of the race." what are the guts of the race? >> guts of the race, i think, are two very different candidate, two very different personalities, placing fundamentally different cases about what they want from voters and what they would do if voters give them power. when i say we got to the guts of the ra
. >> it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in benghazi an act of terror. >> getthe transcript. >> did, inact, sir. so let me-- let me call it an act of terrorism-- >> can you say that a little louder, candy? >> he did call it an act of terror. >> rose: snap polls conducted by cbs and cnn handed victory to the president. the campaigns are now prepping for the third and final debate on monday. it will focus exclusively on foreign policy....
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consullate in benghazi. in cairo crowds gaered in front of the u.s. embassy for the third consecutive day, the egyptian government's tepid response to it highlight the relationship. joining us lara logan, she is chief foreign affairs cohr cohr for cbs news, here in new york bobby ghosh editor for "time" magazine and author of this week's cover story called the agents of outrage. i'm pleased to have them both back on this program. welcome. i start with you in this article. we are seeing what is happening now. and what's the common link here, and what does it portend for the future? >> the narrative that seems to have emerged is that this is somehow spontaneous anger exploding in arab treats because of this movie. that is not what we are seeing. if you look more closely, will you find that there is a sequence of events. there is a cast of characters not necessarily working in concert or in synchronicity but who are helping bring an obscure movie and the offense that it is mnt t use to magnify that and bring that to arab audiences and crank up the anger
consullate in benghazi. in cairo crowds gaered in front of the u.s. embassy for the third consecutive day, the egyptian government's tepid response to it highlight the relationship. joining us lara logan, she is chief foreign affairs cohr cohr for cbs news, here in new york bobby ghosh editor for "time" magazine and author of this week's cover story called the agents of outrage. i'm pleased to have them both back on this program. welcome. i start with you in this article. we are...
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ambassador benghazi, libya.americans in >> benghazi did not happen in a vacuum. the arab revolutions have scrambled power dynamics and shattered security forces across the region. >> clinton said there is no doubt the terrorists in algeria had weapons taken from libya. she suggested the arab spring revolutions have helped islamist groups to expand their reach. >>> government officials have confirmed that two more japanese were killed in the attack in algeria. nine japanese are now known to have died in the siege. government officials are still trying to learn what happened to another person. >> translator: i'm sorry to say, but japanese officials and employees from jgc corporation confirmed on wednesday that two of the dead were japanese nationals who worked for the company. the government has expressed its sincere condolences to their families. >> the militants took hundreds of workers hostage. suga called it a cowardly act of terrorism. he promised to do what he can to find the remaining japanese worker who has not been accounted for. japan's senior vice foreig
ambassador benghazi, libya.americans in >> benghazi did not happen in a vacuum. the arab revolutions have scrambled power dynamics and shattered security forces across the region. >> clinton said there is no doubt the terrorists in algeria had weapons taken from libya. she suggested the arab spring revolutions have helped islamist groups to expand their reach. >>> government officials have confirmed that two more japanese were killed in the attack in algeria. nine japanese...
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. >> this benghazi issue would be a tragedy in and of itself but unfortunately it is indicative of a broader problem and that's what we are watching on the tv screens is the unravelling of the obama foreign policy, we cannot allow iran to gain a nuclear weapons capabiliy. n, t'stake lo at where we have come from. when barack obama was elected, they had enough fissionable ferrill to make one bomb and now they have enough five, they are racing toward a nuclear weapon and four years closer to a nuclear weapons capability. >> war should always be the absolute last resort, these why these crippling sanctions with netanyahu says we should continue if not mistaken romney says we should continue, i may be mistaken, he changed his mind so often i could be wrong, but the fact othe mter is,e says they are working, and the fact is, that they are being crippled by them. >> they come in and inherit a tough situation? absolutely. but we are going in the wrong direction. look at where we are. the economy is barely limping along. it is growing at 1.3 percent. >> for a guy who says 47 percent of the a
. >> this benghazi issue would be a tragedy in and of itself but unfortunately it is indicative of a broader problem and that's what we are watching on the tv screens is the unravelling of the obama foreign policy, we cannot allow iran to gain a nuclear weapons capabiliy. n, t'stake lo at where we have come from. when barack obama was elected, they had enough fissionable ferrill to make one bomb and now they have enough five, they are racing toward a nuclear weapon and four years closer...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. there've been reports the cia told its security officers to "stand down" and not try to repel the attackers. senior intelligence officials denied that on thursday. they said a security team responded within 25 minutes, even though they were outmanned and outgunned. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: this was another difficult day in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. the u.s. death toll rose to at least 102, and for millions of people, basic needs became increasingly urgent. ray suarez has the story. >> suarez: four days after sandy hit, patience was in short supply. so were gasoline, electricity and clean water. again today, car after car after car waited long hours at gas stations in new york and new jersey. >> it's crazy because people are fighting, they jumping in front of each other, they want to get out of their car and fight you, so you going to have to stand in line to get gas or you won't get none. >> suarez: this afternoon, in hard-hit
consulate in benghazi, libya. there've been reports the cia told its security officers to "stand down" and not try to repel the attackers. senior intelligence officials denied that on thursday. they said a security team responded within 25 minutes, even though they were outmanned and outgunned. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: this was another difficult day in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. the u.s. death toll rose to at least 102,...
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lindsey hilsum of independent television news reports from benghazi, the rebel-held city where there was talk of a cease- fire. >> reporter: they gathered in benghazi today to thank the coalition, and show support for the uprising. the rebels can't win on the battlefield, and the deal with colonel qaddafi is unacceptable to most here. their best hope is that defections will weaken the regime so that those around the libyan leader negotiate an end to his rule. for the first time, a u.n. envoy flew from tripoli to benghazi to see the national council, trying to arrange a cease-fire and the protection of civilians, as outlined in the security council resolution. today, it emerged that mohammed ishmael, a close associate of qaddafi's son saif, has been in london talking to british officials. but it's not clear if he's trying to find a way to keep the family in power or a way out. the besieged city of misrata suffered an intense artillery bombardment today. already, 400 civilians are believed to have died, and more than a thousand have been jured. a rebel representative who escaped, arriv
lindsey hilsum of independent television news reports from benghazi, the rebel-held city where there was talk of a cease- fire. >> reporter: they gathered in benghazi today to thank the coalition, and show support for the uprising. the rebels can't win on the battlefield, and the deal with colonel qaddafi is unacceptable to most here. their best hope is that defections will weaken the regime so that those around the libyan leader negotiate an end to his rule. for the first time, a u.n....
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s role in benghazi. of the 30 americans who were evacuated after the attack, approximately 27 of them worked for the state department. the rest of them were working for the c.i.a. and that's something nobody was able to talk about in open session and that really did make it much harder for everybody to explain what actually transpired >> woodruff: so after yesterday's hearing, where does this come go from here? clearly there are still two or more versions of many aspects of this. >> right. i mean, i think it's pretty clear that the republicans intend on maintaining this and continuing this as an issue and there will be more hearings for sure and i think that yesterday's dramatic testimony-- which humanized in a way that we hadn't seen before what occurred on september 11-- is going to add some additional steam to this. but i'm not entirely clear what additional information is going to be gleaned. maybe these additional e-mails when they'll passed out will provide additional information and we'll have to
s role in benghazi. of the 30 americans who were evacuated after the attack, approximately 27 of them worked for the state department. the rest of them were working for the c.i.a. and that's something nobody was able to talk about in open session and that really did make it much harder for everybody to explain what actually transpired >> woodruff: so after yesterday's hearing, where does this come go from here? clearly there are still two or more versions of many aspects of this. >>...
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benghazi is only 250 miles from the island of crete. there are north africans populating every one of the the european countries, so if there's a part of the world where there's real interest, the freedom of the economic development of the region, it has to be -- if i were the president of the united states, i would work this one on a multilateral basis for the time being. there may be some time in the future where we will have to take the lead with some kind of coercive action. you can't rule that out. but it seems to me, this is still a time where at least right now i would be advising the president, work with our friends in europe and the arab world. >> are you surprised by this revolution that went from tunisia to egypt to bahrain to libya to jordan? >> yes, i am. i think just about everybody is. , of course, one of the things that we try to teach in our course on diplomacy and national security is all about the issue of surprise. when is something really an intelligence failure and when is it a phenomenon or a development that simp
benghazi is only 250 miles from the island of crete. there are north africans populating every one of the the european countries, so if there's a part of the world where there's real interest, the freedom of the economic development of the region, it has to be -- if i were the president of the united states, i would work this one on a multilateral basis for the time being. there may be some time in the future where we will have to take the lead with some kind of coercive action. you can't rule...
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pure celebration. >> brown: jon jensen of global post in benghazi. thanks very much. >> my pleasure. >> suarez: still to come on the newshour: the prosecution of sexual assault cases; and the science behind medical marijuana. but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman. >> holman: wall street shot back up today, amid speculation that the federal reserve might try a new stimulus program after all. the dow jones industrial average gained 322 points to close at 11,176, a gain of 3%. the nasdaq rose 100 points, more than 4%, to close at 2,446. hurricane irene built up steam over warm tropical waters today, as it took aim at the u.s. east coast. the storm swept past the turks and caicos islands, with the southeastern bahamas next in line. it could strike the outer banks of north carolina on saturday, then head north to the chesapeake bay and beyond. irene is the first hurricane in three years to seriously threaten the u.s. the obama administration has laid out plans to scrap hundreds of federal regulations. white house officials said today t
pure celebration. >> brown: jon jensen of global post in benghazi. thanks very much. >> my pleasure. >> suarez: still to come on the newshour: the prosecution of sexual assault cases; and the science behind medical marijuana. but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman. >> holman: wall street shot back up today, amid speculation that the federal reserve might try a new stimulus program after all. the dow jones industrial average gained 322 points to close...
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she has been reporting on the attack in benghazi. she's based in cairo, where i reached her by phone a short time ago. nancy yousseff, you've been talking to a colleague of yours about what happened in benghazi tuesday night. what have you learned? >> we spoke to one of the first guards that the attackers encountered. he said around 9:35 he was standing outside and men pulled up and started throwing grenades into the compound, at the same time, he estimated as many as 120 men came from all sides into the compound. they were screaming sayingout you're an infidel, you're working with the americans." and they began to move within the compound. he said that it was well coordinated. he said that they were overrun. that he was one of about five contracted security guards accompanied by members of the libyan brigade that emerged during the revolution back here. >> woodruff: the associated press is reporting that there may have been infiltrateors inside libyan security forces that shared the p the results of this safe house. have you been ab
she has been reporting on the attack in benghazi. she's based in cairo, where i reached her by phone a short time ago. nancy yousseff, you've been talking to a colleague of yours about what happened in benghazi tuesday night. what have you learned? >> we spoke to one of the first guards that the attackers encountered. he said around 9:35 he was standing outside and men pulled up and started throwing grenades into the compound, at the same time, he estimated as many as 120 men came from...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. her testimony before senate and house committees was at times tense and even emotional. >> as i have said many times, i take responsibility, and nobody is more committed to getting this right. i am determined to leave the state department and our country safer, stronger and more secure. >> ifill: from the start, secretary clinton made clear she accepts ultimate blame for security failings before the attack that killed ambassador christopher stephens and three other americans. she told a senate hearing this morning, it's not just about policy, it's personal. >> i stood next to president obama as the marines carried those flag-draped caskets off the plane at andrews. i put my arms around the mothers and fathers, the sisters and brothers, the sons and daughters, and the wives left alone to raise their children. >> ifill: but sparks flew when senate republicans accused the obama administration of deceiving the nation by initially suggesting the benghazi attack was something other than ter
consulate in benghazi, libya. her testimony before senate and house committees was at times tense and even emotional. >> as i have said many times, i take responsibility, and nobody is more committed to getting this right. i am determined to leave the state department and our country safer, stronger and more secure. >> ifill: from the start, secretary clinton made clear she accepts ultimate blame for security failings before the attack that killed ambassador christopher stephens and...